I'm still pretty skeptical of Arise, though it would be great if they delivered. They're claiming to offer a lot, with the implication that most of the work is already done. They're asking for a lot of money in advance with no solid evidence of past accomplishments that I've seen. The economic model for AriseCoin with its expiring tokens that are supposed to be of equal value to non-expiring tokens also seems contradictory. Creating an easy bridge between legacy banking and crypto would be awesome and I'll be pleasantly surprised if they manage it.

How long have you known the people involved, and what reason do you have to risk your reputation by endorsing them?